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Show "WriMen for The Union. HANDCART EXPERIENCE. Some of our company had their knives, forks, spoons &c.t on the ground, eating their scanty morsels, and when the Indians came up to us they gathered Around and would steal different articles right from before our face and eyes, and it seemed as though they were witches in very deed, for no matter how many watched them they would steal everything they could touch, that was small enough to cover up. Although wo had traveled a good days journey and it was then nearly sun down, in the long days of July, and 16 miles to the next water, yet we decided to travel on. This time the Captain had the handcarts go fiist and the wagons follow. "When the Indians saw us start out, they got mad and done all . they could to hinder or stop us. Some rode their horses in front of us, some on each side, and some behind. They did not shoot, but they done almost everything else they could, even throwing lassoes at us, and kept up quite a conf us-1 ion and annoyed us for several miles. "When we arrived at the sweet water that night it was about mid-: mid-: night and we were tired and hungry and nothing more to eat that night, as our day's ration had been eaten at the other place where we stopped. We camped there for the night and next day we traveled but a short day's jur-ney jur-ney to the Devil's Gate. At this place was a young man who had parted with his sweetheart, the year before, and she and her parents pa-rents were in our company, but he did not know it; but like many others, came out to see the novelty of the handcarts, and, to his surprise, sur-prise, soon met his sweetheart, face to face . - To be continued. |